Category: Humorous

Sir Bobby Robson died 10 years ago today. I thought it might be a good idea to delve into the blog archives and re-publish the post ‘Funny But True No 9,’ with some of the quotes attributed to Sir Bobby. It certainly got me laughing again and I’m certain you’ll do the same. We didn’t …

A friend has just returned from holiday in Italy. She said that while she was reading a brochure for a sailing excursion on a yacht called the Caravelle, she started laughing when she saw the following translation and thought of the blog. That’s what I like to hear! Afternoon sailing programme: Tour along the natural …

Recently I was chatting to a friend about driving and told her of my niece’s failed test and how she was obviously very disappointed. My friend said that was bad news and then told me of her ninety – something year old aunt who had just applied to renew her driving licence. She was interviewed …

Posted by Christine Reading on the blog about one of Walkington’s most colourful characters Tom Bailey the blacksmith, brought to mind a story that my dad used to tell when he was a popular after dinner speaker. The narrative had been passed from word of mouth for almost one hundred years so might just have …

The following advice for new mums was published in “The Baby Book” presented by The Westwood Maternity Hospital, in Beverley, and dated 1963. The advice includes a suggested daily routine for mother and baby: 7:00am Rise, wash nappies, etc 7:30 Breakfast, wash up and tidy kitchen 8:30 Clean one room, tidy rest. Rest for 10 …

What with the World Cup and all the favourable comment about the new film about the life and career of Sir Bobby Robson (More Than A Manager) I thought it might be a good idea to re-publish the Funny But True post, with some of the quotes attributed to Sir Bobby. It certainly got me …

A few weeks ago my nephews came to tea as usual and to celebrate my husband’s birthday we had a glass of Bucks Fizz. The younger nephew told me they had been learning about alcohol at school and he had told his teacher that I went to the pub every Friday night and that I …

Submitted by Jane. When our grand daughter Ciara was about 4 years old, her favourite tv programme, which she always looked forward to, was called ‘Alice The Camel.’ One evening she was playing with her toys when the News came on the tv. The main item was a piece about a problem involving the Labour Party …

This item is not really funny, well it’s sort of funny… but has more to do with irony. Letters were received concerning the volume of heavy traffic passing through the village and seeking the support of the Council in asking for some action on this matter. The Council agreed to pass copies of the letters …

Posted by Chris My nephews visited a few weeks ago and the younger one (10 years old) said how much he would like to be Christened. His older brother was Christened as a baby but due to various circumstances the younger child was not. He had been considering who he might ask to be God …